Judge Won’t Step Down in Trump Election Case

As the sole judge presiding over the case, it was U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan’s own decision that she will remain.

Donald Trump tours Drake Enterprises, an automotive parts manufacturer, before speaking to guest at a small rally in Clinton Township, Mich., on Sept. 27, 2023. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has denied former President Donald Trump’s motion that she step down from the case, ruling that “recusal is not warranted in this case.”

“By contrast, this court has from the beginning repeated its commitment ’to ensure the orderly administration of justice in this case as [in] any other case,'” she wrote in the Wednesday ruling (pdf).